i can t believe no one noticed. reporter: university officials informed students about the death by e-mail, which reads in part, university staff are making every effort to understand the circumstances surrounding nicholas death. nicholas was an excellent student, admired by fault and peers alike. nicholas barnes was a third year student from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. he majored in enginegermanic st. he was involved in the campus literary publication. just mostly confused and shocked that this could have been going on since february 7th or whatever it was and we had no idea. reporter: this afternoon, students remain shocked by the news and are still looking for answers. it helps us to know the person who died and to talk about why this was important and how we can move past this. evelyn holmes with our chicago affiliate, wls with that story. coming up, members of northwestern university s football team pushing to unionize, should they get the benefits of a full-time job.
evelyn holmes with our affiliate wls in chicago went to the university and talked with shocked students who knew this young man. reporter: a moment of silence as a school community mourns the death of fellow student, nicholas barnes. nick, you might not have known him, but we believe god knows him and he cares for him. he cares for his family and friends. reporter: police found the decomposing body of the university college student in his campus dorm room after others noticed a strange odor in the hallway and alerted authorities. when i was going to my friend s room, i smelled this foul smell. reporter: the 20-year-old was found facedown of his room where he lived alone at the school s international house residence ha hall. i don t understand how the people that lived next door and like, people that are responsible for his well-being, could have not seen that he s been gone for a week. it s uncomfortable, yeah.
low but the market is concerned and rightly so. reporter: saudi arabia is the world s largest oil exporter producing more than 8.5 million barrel of oil a day, more than iran, iraq and kuwait combined and much more than libya, where fears of oil disruption have rattled the market. saudi arabia produces six times as much oil as libya, so you can see if libya gives the market $10 push in oil prices saudi arabia will give us $60 or maybe $100. but that s all speculation. reporter: but as that speculation pumps up prices it s also giving oil rich saudi arabia more cash. on sunday when the king returned he announced billions to help ease economic hardship. money for things like housing, unemployment and education. former undersecretary of state nicholas barnes says he doesn t
rants and his strange behavior now and in the past. and the world s oil supply at risk. what if the unrest spreading through the middle east explodes in saudi arabia? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we strongly condemn the use of violence in libya. the american people extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all who have been killed and injured. the suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable. so are threats and orders to shoot peaceful protesters and further punish the people of libya. these actions violate international norms and every standard of common decency. this violence must stop. president obama condemning moammar gadhafi s attacks on protesters and his vow to execute his enemies. the unrest, the violence and the threats exploding in libya this week. gadhafi acting and sounding as defiant and as dangerous as ever. the libyan lead